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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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